The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) challenged hospital bed capacity severely limiting access to critical medical services in patients’ time of need. In response, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collaborated with outside experts to develop what
Lessons from CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home Initiative
Opioids
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Continuing Progress in the Fight against the Opioid Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on Americans across the country, whether in lives lost or economic impacts, and it has particularly affected our fellow citizens who have the most vulnerabilities, including the elderly and communities of color. We’ve been forced to adjust and adapt our daily lives in innumerable ways, while significant public health resources have had to be redirected to help us meet and beat this unprecedented pandemic. But even as we’ve battled COVID-19, federal, state, and private sector initiatives didn’t stop addressing other critical issues, including Read more about Continuing Progress in the Fight against the Opioid Crisis - Blog
New Part D Policies Address Opioid Epidemic
New Part D Policies Address Opioid Epidemic Early last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a roadmap outlining our efforts to address the national opioid epidemic. The roadmap details our three-pronged approach, including prevention of new cases of opioid use disorder (OUD), expanding access to treatment for patients who have already developed OUD, and using data from across the country to better target our prevention and treatment activities. While illicit opioid use is part of the epidemic, prescription opioids provided by physicians can also contribute to the Read more about New Part D Policies Address Opioid Epidemic